The Desert Speaks"Goat Packing in the Red Desert"
Natural historian and eccentric scientist John Mionczynski (also known as "Mr. Red Desert") "invented" goat packing nearly 30 years ago in the high and cold Red Desert of Southwest Wyoming. He guides host David Yetman on a journey through the "heart" of the desert - the Honeycomb Buttes, which boast extremely colorful honeycomb rock formations. D

America's Heartland
Singer-Songwriter Jewel shows off her music and her Texas ranch. A Mississippi farmer celebrates Blues music as part of his farm's rural roots. And North Carolina farmers show their stuff when it comes to bluegrass music. D

8:30 am

New Scandinavian Cooking"Winning Game"
Andreas makes a variety of venison dishes against the backdrop of snow-capped mountains of the west coast, where the deer run free and the mountain farms cling intrepidly to sheer slopes. He prepares a millefeuille (puff pastry layered with a filling) of venison fillet with prune; venison liver with caramelized tangerine; smoked trout; a traditional hunter's stew with sour cream and goat cheese; and finally, the ultimate venison steak. D

9:00 am

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated"New York-Style Pizza at Home"
Host Christopher Kimball visits Di Fara Pizza in Brooklyn to learn how to make the perfect New York-style pizza. Next, Chris goes into the kitchen with test cook Bridget Lancaster to learn the secrets to making the ultimate Thin-Crust Pizza at home. And finally, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of red wine vinegar. D

9:30 am

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home"Outdoor Spaces"
Allen makes room for colorful displays of annuals in his garden and reveals which ones are grown from seeds or come from nursery plugs.G

Sesame Street"Practice Makes Proud"
Elmo is ready to play basketball. He has his special basketball shirt to wear, his special basketball to play with, and a healthy snack to give him energy. Abby appears and says that she can be Elmo's fairy godmother and help him with all sorts of stuff. D

12:00 pm

Dinosaur Train"The Earthquake/Nursery Car"
Mom takes the kids on a playdate with Tank Triceratops to the desert, where they meet a distant relative of Tank's, an early Ceratopsian named Penelope Protoceratops. The Conductor points out that Penelope lives in a part of the world that gets a lot of earthquakes, and sure enough, the kids experience their first quake with Penelope. Mom and the Conductor have prepared the kids with excellent advice about what to do in an earthquake, so everyone does fine. D

12:30 pm

Super Why!"The Gingerbread Boy"
Run, run as fast as you can! As Pig zooms through the playground at top speeds, he can't figure out why Poppa Pig keeps telling him to slow down! The Super Readers fly into the story of The Gingerbread Boy and set off on a mad dash after the speedy little cookie! Will the Super Readers be able to keep the Gingerbread Boy safe, or is their plan half baked? Educational Objectives: To learn about safety, sing the entire alphabet, identify the letters H, O, U, S, E, rhyme with 'ox' words and use the power to read to change the story and save the day!. D

1:00 pm

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!"Sniff and Seek/Aye Aye!"
Sniff and Seek - Nick's most favourite smell is chocolate chip cookies! But what is Sally's? She's not sure. What better way to find out than by playing sniff and seek with a skunk! Cat introduces Nick and Sally to Whiffy, and in the adventure of finding Sally's favourite smell they discover how good Whiffy is at protecting himself with his very own special smell. Aye Aye! - Nick and Sally are making Halloween masks, but they want to make them really scary. D

1:30 pm

Wild Kratts"Seasquatch"
The Kratt brothers' sub loses power while they are exploring the strange landscape of the ocean depths and they are trapped on the ocean floor of the deep sea. Aviva must figure out how to harness the energy from the deep sea's hydrothermal vents in order to save the brothers and return them to the surface. The Wild Kratts team learns all about the amazing process of chemosynthesis and how deep sea creatures transform toxic chemicals into energy. D

2:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Chasing The Light"
Some of Idaho's professional landscape photographers share their secrets for positioning themselves to capture a special scene in a photograph, often waiting hours, even days, for the natural lighting they seek to preserve. OUTDOOR IDAHO travels with them to locations that encapsulate Idaho's treasured scenery.G

2:30 pm

Dialogue"Role of the Humanities"
Host Marcia Franklin talks with Jim Leach, chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities. As this is a taped program, there will be no call-ins.G

Music Voyager"Lafayette: Sounds from the Bayou"
In this enchanting episode, host Jacob Edgar experiences the food, lifestyles and culture of Southwest Louisiana. Lafayette is the epicenter of Cajun and Creole culture, where the infectious rhythms of Zydeco and Cajun music echo across the bayou. There, Edgar settles in to picturesque Dockside Studios for a session with Roddie Romero, a talented local musician. D

Lark Rise to Candleford
Residents rally around Susan Braby when they realize her husband Sam has hit her - until she has him arrested. Matthew is commissioned to make new gates for the manor. Adelaide is concerned that Sir Timothy is spending too much time with Dorcus. Laura brings Phillip home for tea.G

6:00 pm

Midsomer Murders"Tainted Fruit, Part 1"
A new season begins with stolen drugs and syringes from a local veterinary surgery. The veterinary surgery owner and another man find a local woman dead next to her swimming pool, killed by an overdose of barbiturates. Soon the two men are found murdered as well. Part 1 of 2G

7:00 pm

Masterpiece Classic"Downton Abbey (S3 E3)"
Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women's suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Bates, who is imprisoned, and Anna from communicating in any way. Part 3 of 7G

8:00 pm

New Tricks"Father's Pride"
A camera and film belonging to a photographic lab assistant murdered in 1987 are discovered in the toilets of a Soho pub. Two images stand out and the team seeks a connection. Gerry's daughter joins the team to help the investigation.G

9:00 pm

DCI Banks"Playing with Fire"
DCI Banks and DS Annie Cabbot are called to investigate an arson attack that caused two narrow boats to go up in flames. They discover a body in each boat. But now the detectives must determine who was the intended victim - the lonely book dealer, or the young girl, out of it on heroin.G

10:30 pm

Lark Rise to Candleford
Residents rally around Susan Braby when they realize her husband Sam has hit her - until she has him arrested. Matthew is commissioned to make new gates for the manor. Adelaide is concerned that Sir Timothy is spending too much time with Dorcus. Laura brings Phillip home for tea.G

11:30 pm

Midsomer Murders"Tainted Fruit, Part 1"
A new season begins with stolen drugs and syringes from a local veterinary surgery. The veterinary surgery owner and another man find a local woman dead next to her swimming pool, killed by an overdose of barbiturates. Soon the two men are found murdered as well. Part 1 of 2G